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different forms of the subjunctive and perfect tenses. All verbs will end in either
AR, ER, or IR (some may be reflexive and end with SE). To form the verbs you
drop the endings (AR, ER, IR) and add the appropriate tense. The subject
pronouns will determine which ending you will use.
Singular Plural
Yo – I Nosotros (as) – We
Tú - You (familiar)
Él – He Ellos - They (at least 1 male)
Ella - She Ellas - They (all females)
Then endings will be used with different tenses. They are formed by dropping
the AR, ER, or IR at the end of the verb. The endings for the present tense AR
verbs are:
Yo – o Nosotros(as) - amos
Tú – as
Ella/Usted – a Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes - an
Other endings for different tenses are:
Present Indicative: (happening right now)
ER verbs: o, es, e, emos, en
IR verbs: o, es, e, imos, en
Past Preterit: (happened at a specific time in past)
AR verbs: é, aste, ó, amos, aron
ER/IR verbs: í, iste, ió, imos, ieron
Common preterit irregulars:
Hacer (to do/make): hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron
Ver (to see): vi, viste, vio, vimos, vieron